Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/wa-tri-elmar.shtml " To my mind the WA-TE, price aside, comes off as the winner in this category. Image quality is excellent; having three focal lengths in one adds versatility; and build quality is as good as it gets. It is rangefinder coupled, and 8 bit coded. What it gives up in aperture to the Distagon it makes up for in lower weight and smaller size. All of this makes the 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar the Goldilocks of ultra-wide lenses for the Leica M8. For those not needing ultimate wide aperture lenses, in combination with the original Tri-Elmar this lens makes an unbeatable light weight travel duo, offering focal lengths on an M8 from 21 - 70mm equivalent in six steps. Pricey, to be sure. But very versatile." On 9/18/13 8:04 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Never heard it called that, usually WATE (Wide Angle Tri-Elmar) to > complement > the MATE (Medium Angle Tri-Elmar) ;-) > > john > ________________________________________ > > > By the way I check its not what I put down on the email: a 35-50-28 I find > its the LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 16-18-21 mm f/4 ASPH. Called by some the Super > Wide Tri Elmar or > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > On 9/18/13 11:54 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > >> And a very fine tool for the street as demonstrated by Lluis on the >> streets >> here right now. I tried it briefly on the new camera too and it could >> become very addictive. >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 19 September 2013 00:22, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at >> btinternet.com>wrote: >> >>> It focuses fine between focal lengths, though I can't say I have >>> deliberately checked infinity, but have taken Leica at their word. >>> >>> The MATE is not a zoom, and Leica advise against using between FL click >>> stops (unlike their advice on the WATE). Since the standard sequence for >>> focal length of the frame lines is 35-50-28 the FL ring goes from 35 to >>> 50 >>> to 28 which makes impossible smooth transition through the focal lengths, >>> so it has rapid ramps and detents on the FL cams for just those 3 focal >>> lengths. >>> >>> >>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 11:34 >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT. Nikon screen brightness and contrast >>>> >>>> >>>> Does it focus to infinity in between fixed focal lengths? The MATE will >>> not focus over a couple of metres when between FLs... >>>> >>>> john >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> As it happens, it is a zoom lens and is perfectly useable with in >>>> between >>> focal lengths, it just has no viewfinder appropriate, though the new >>> camera >>> has a live view function which resolves that. >>>> FD >>>> >>>> On 18 Sep, 2013, at 07:24, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> For the M there is the TRI-ELMAR-M 16-18-21 mm f/4 ASPH >>>>> And I could convince myself it was a zoom. Its just missing a few of >>> the in >>>>> between focal lenghs. >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/